by Erich Oosthuizen | Dec 11, 2021 | Articles, News, Senior Living
How to fight holiday depression and anxiety in seniors? It may be easier said than done. Depression and anxiety during the festive period seem to go hand-in-hand, particularly concerning the November- December holidays. Here are several strategies to fight holiday...
by Options for Senior Living | Sep 30, 2021 | Articles, News, Paying for senior living
Why Aging in Place Has Never Been More Expensive Staying in your home as you age is called “aging in place”. In 2013 a 78-year-old woman was rushed to hospital following the collapse of her spinal cord. Her daughter, Laura, was left to deal with her mother’s physical...
by Options for Senior Living | Sep 24, 2021 | Articles, News
Pitfalls of Financial Kickbacks in the Senior Health Care Sector One of the main pitfalls associated with financial kickbacks in exchange for senior referrals or placement is that the entire senior health care sector suffers. The senior being placed suffers, the...
by Options for Senior Living | Sep 8, 2021 | Articles, News, Senior Living
NPRA: The Who, What and Why The NPRA is a national alliance that aims to establish fair business practices to better serve seniors and their families within the unregulated senior placement industry. As with PASRS, not many people know of the National Placement and...
by Options for Senior Living | Aug 24, 2021 | Articles, News
Senior Scams to Look Out For In a Post-COVID World In the wake of COVID-19, many senior scams are the same as pre-COVID, but with an online component. With the help of Jennifer Pitt, a Fraud Prevention Consultant, and Certified Fraud Examiner, we shed some light on...
by Options for Senior Living | Jul 29, 2021 | Articles, Identifying the right time, News
The Benefits of Telemedicine for Seniors In a post-COVID world, the emergence of telemedicine has many benefits. Its use within the senior healthcare sector allows for a safer and potentially cheaper alternative for those who cannot always see their physician in...
